To be consistent with the idea that a fetus is a choice that can be aborted, shouldn't a baby born accidentally alive in the process of a botched abortion merely be put to death outside of the womb?

Why does the fetus suddenly get rights and medical attention?

What is it about being out of the womb that seems to change things so dramatically?

Doesn't that mean that the woman's choice - that holiest of holy "constitutional right" - is taken away from her?

If it's ok to keep that premature baby alive, why don't we just deliver all babies marked for abortion early and put them up for adoption?

If the argument is that the baby will die anyway, but it is more humane to give it medical care and drugs to numb the pain before death, why don't we give babies that are about to be torn apart in a more traditional abortion some sort of anaesthetic?

This, like Partial Birth Abortion, is such a great issue for the pro-life movement because it puts pro-choicers between a rock and a hard place.

They have to choose between defending leaving babies to die in medical waste bins (and in the case of PBA, a truly barbaric abortion procedure, both of which are perfectlylogical extensions of the pro-choice argument,) or backing away from their principles but not coming across as complete monsters.

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"shouldn't a baby born accidentally alive in the process of a botched abortion merely be put to death outside of the womb"

Nope- most of us can make the distinction & legally that would be murder (as there already are existing laws against infanticide). Its pretty clear that your agenda is to extend infanticide to include in uterus fetuses.

"Why does the fetus suddenly get rights and medical attention?What is it about being out of the womb that seems to change things so dramatically?"

The fetus is no longer in the women (a part of her body & therefore under her control) & any medical intervention is happening to a separate & distinct entity entirely & not to the woman herself.

"Doesn't that mean that the woman's choice - that holiest of holy "constitutional right" - is taken away from her?"

No, b/c the constitutional right only applies to medical procedures performed on or through her body (as abortions are).

"If it's ok to keep that premature baby alive, why don't we just deliver all babies marked for abortion early and put them up for adoption?"

Good luck finding physicians or medical practitioners who would do that- malpractice!!! And would said procedure be FORCED upon the woman who said she wanted an abortion- thought so. That is illegal. Nobody can force any person(already born) to undergo any medical procedure against their will, even if it saves their life- its called medical consent. Similarly, if a woman's pregnancy is at risk, she cannot be forced to undergo any procedure or surgery to save that pregnancy, no matter how far along. And make no mistake, even if you got to pass your little 'partial birth abortion/born alive infant act bills' YOU WOULD NOT STOP THERE.

Furthermore, good luck even finding a woman who would suddenly decide after 6 months- oh wait- I just FORGOT to have an uncomplicated abortion before the 6, 7, 8 month- lemme get one now! This is a non-issue for that simple fact alone.

"If the argument is that the baby will die anyway, but it is more humane to give it medical care and drugs to numb the pain before death, why don't we give babies that are about to be torn apart in a more traditional abortion some sort of anaesthetic?"

That argument is only one pro-lifers use & most abortions are performed before nerve endings(pain receptors exist) in the fetus, thus only the woman needs pain medical during the abortion- forgot about her didn't ya? Any pain medication she receives before the procedure, will cross the placental barrier & reach the fetus, whether the fetus can feel pain or not.

"This, like Partial Birth Abortion, is such a great issue for the pro-life movement because it puts pro-choicers between a rock and a hard place"

No, actually its a non-issue for the reasons already stated above, as well as, there is no such medical procedure that exists in the literature, so you are wasting time & taxpayer resources on a lie. But since 'comment moderation has been enabled' surely you will not allow this to be posted, waste of time. *Shrug*

What world are you living in that you don't know that "partial birth abortion/born alive infant act bills" have already passed Congress, that abortions ARE performed in the last trimester, and that partial birth abortion is real?

That combined with the fact that you are anonymous and commenting on an August post tells me you are not a frequent reader so that responding will be a waste of time.

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